Portugal vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Portugal
19.1%
in 2023
Sweden
20.1%
in 2024
Portugal rank
44th
Sweden rank
42nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.1% against 19.1% in Portugal, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 44th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 213 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.0% | 26.0% | 4.1% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 29.8% | 25.4% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 31.6% | 23.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 28.6% | 14.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 24.4% | 2.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.8% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, Portugal or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 20.1% against 19.1% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Portugal and Sweden?
- 1.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Portugal ranks 44th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release